Illustration for BOK Depicting Headdresses

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Ink on white paper
Object Dimensions
11 1/2 x 9 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3553
Annotations
verso: BOK Fig. 1, 3, i, j, k, l, m Headdresses; reverse: Fig. I.5 headdress types; Annotations on front in blue pencil: "Fig I-3 i, j, k, l, m. p. 68, 69"
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 68, 69, Figs. I.3 (i-m)

Rights and Image Use

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Geographic Region
Southern Lowlands
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Description

Various headdresses, quetzal headdress of Lady Sak K'uk' from sarcophagus, Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque; Chac-Xib-Chac headdress and mask from Stela 2, Machaquila; Lintel 14, Yaxchilan; Drum Major headdress from Palace Tablet, Palenque; domed headdress from Lintel 2, Piedras Negras

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